Verse Can’t you hear the ripple of my big spike hammer Lord it’s busting my side I’ve done all I can do to keep that woman Still she’s never satisfied Hey hey Della Mae Why do you treat me this way Hey hey Della Mae I’ll get even some day I’m the best hammer swinger in this big section gang Big Bill Johnson is my name I swing this old hammer for a dollar and a half a day And it’s all for my Della Mae Hey hey Della Mae Why do you treat me this way Hey hey Della Mae I’ll get even some day Well I’ve been lots of places and there’s lots of things i’ve done And still some things I wanna see This hammer that I swing or the woman that I love one of them’s gonna be the death of me    Hey hey Della Mae Why do you treat me this way Hey hey Della Mae I’ll get even some day